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Page 2 Colorado NurseNovember, December 2014, January 2015Executive Director’s ColumnNursing Is Colleen Casper, RN, MS, DNPColorado Nurses AssociationExecutive DirectorNursing is the study and practice of the sciencerequired to protect, promote, and optimize healthand abilities, prevention of illness and injury,alleviation of suffering through the diagnosisand treatment of human responses, and advocacyin the care of individuals, communities, andpopulations (ANA, 2014). Doesn’t that sound justlike what the Affordable Care Act is looking for interms of re-prioritizing health care delivery?I think there may be a few additional factsabout nursing practice we all should be fluentin reminding ourselves, and our colleaguesabout while delivering care. Bachelors preparednursing curriculums are well grounded in wholeperson and family assessment, prioritizingthe empowerment of individuals, families andcommunities, as well as population based socialdeterminants of health and community programdevelopment to address them. Another significantand unique competency RNs have is the abilityto work and be effective within complex teamThe Scrub HouseNew Styles, New Colors for a New You!Bring thisFashion, Value and SelectionShoes / Scrubs / Uniformsdynamics, most frequently demonstrated by ourability to coordinate care while advocating forindividuals and families, whether at the bedsideof critical are to long term care, or in the home,clinic, or other community based care systems.Nursing is the largest provider group of allhealth care services and we are greater than 3.1million strong. Nurses provide the blocking andtackling on behalf of individuals at the front line,or sharp end of care, 24 hours per day and 7 days aweek. Our front line view of care delivery assuresindividuals and families that they can “trust”nurses to catch early signs of complications andprogress, and to inform the health care teammembers of the need for changes in treatment.As nurses we have worked diligently toassimilate our basic curriculum content andour practice experience only strengthens thecompetencies we bring to care delivery in anever-changing world. Our commitment to lifelong professional development serves to reinforceto our communities that we are going to be aprovider for the long term.Join me in making sure every Coloradan knowwho we are, what we do, and the differences wemake in health care delivery.Join Colorado Nurses Association today!COLORADO NURSE (ISSN-8750-846X) is published 4 timesannually, February, May, August, and November, by the Arthur L.Davis Publishing Agency, Inc. for the Colorado Nurses Foundation,2851 South Parker Rd, Ste 250, Aurora, CO 80014; Mailing: P.O. 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Davis PublishingAgency, Inc. shall not be held liable for any consequences resultingfrom purchase or use of an advertiser’s product. Articles appearingin this publication express the opinions of the authors; they do notnecessarily reflect views of the staff, board, or membership of CNF orthose of the national or local associations.Colorado Nurses Foundation wants to hear from you and welcomesletter to the editors. Correspondence may be sent to Colorado NursesFoundation, 2851 South Parker Rd, Ste 250, Aurora, CO 80014;Mailing: P.O. Box 3406, Englewood, CO 80155-3406; email, info@coloradonursesfoundation.com.Material is copyrighted 2014 by the Colorado Nurses Foundationand may not be reprinted without written permission from CNF.Co-Editors:couponfor 15%DiscountEve Hoygaard, MS, RN, WHNP (30)M. Colleen Casper, RN, MS, DNP (16)CNA Executive Director: Colleen Casper, RN, MS, DNPCOLORADO NURSES FOUNDATIONMon-Thur 10-8 Fri 10-7 Sat 10-6 Sun 12-51739 Rocky Mountain Avenue, Loveland, CO 80538I-25 and Highway 34 - between Target & QdobaonFind us ok!FaceboColorado NurseOfficial PublicationEXECUTIVE COMMITTEEPhone: 970-613-1268 - Fax: 970-613-1383Toll Free 866-521-9613info@thescrubhouse.comPresident:Sara JarrettSecretary:Carol O’MearaVice President:Judith BurkeTreasurer:Carol BrookshireShop the Web: thescrubhouse.comBOARD MEMBERSCOLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGEC L I M BB E Y O N DLola FehrMargaret MulhallNorma TubmanEve HoygaardLinda SatkowiakCOLORADO NURSES ASSOCIATIONEXECUTIVE COMMITTEEwww.bvcu.orgBachelor of Science in Nursing*Our flexible RN to BSN program is designed for working RN’sseeking to enhance educational and professional goals.Learn more: www.ColoradoMtn.Edu/bsn*CMC’s BSN program has submitted an application for candidacy status with the AccreditationCommission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)Consider a Career atSaint Alphonsus Health SystemSaint Alphonsus Health System is a four-hospital regional,faith-based Catholic ministry serving southwest Idaho andeastern Oregon.Opportunities available in: Intensive Care Med-Surg Coronary Care Rehab Emergency OB/NICUDepartment Main OR Clinical Support Team NursingProfessionals(Float Pool)To learn more and to apply, please visitwww.saintalphonsus.org/careersOr call Roxanne Ohlund 208-367-3032or Rick Diaz 208-367-3118President:Mary M. 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November, December 2014, January 2015Colorado Nurse Page 3Update from theThe State Board of Nursing adopted a newpolicy for the Prescribing and Dispensing ofOpioids, part of a collaborative effort with theQuad-Regulator Boards as one part of a statewidesolution to reduce prescription drug abuse andmisuse. The Quad-Regulator Boards includethe Colorado Medical Board, the ColoradoState Board of Nursing, the Colorado Board ofPharmacy, and the Colorado State Board of DentalExaminers, facilitated by the Nurse-PhysicianAdvisory Task Force for Colorado Healthcare(NPATCH). Other boards that license prescribersof controlled substances also adopted the policyincluding the State Board of Optometry and theColorado Podiatry Board while the State Board ofVeterinary Medicine endorsed the policy.The development of a joint policy by multipleregulatory boards is a first. For that reason, thepolicy was drafted through an open process thatallowed for full consideration of stakeholderviews through multiple public meetings fromFebruary to July 2014. To view the policy that wasunanimously adopted by the Quad-Regulatorsand other boards, please go to the Board’s publicwebsite www.dora.state.co.us/nursing and click onthe link under “Board Adopts New Policy.”Additional activity at the Board includedProgram Director Georgia Roberts attendingthe one day annual Nurse Licensure CompactAdministrators (NLCA) meeting, and the threeday National Council of State Boards of Nursing(NCSBN) conference, both held in Chicago.Board President Vicki Erickson joined for theNCSBN portion. These annual events provideboth outreach and networking opportunities withsimilarly situated representatives from the 50states, four U.S. territories and Canada. Both theNLCA Annual Meeting and the NCSBN AnnualConference focused primarily on the proposedrevisions to the Nurse Licensure Compact. Insummary, the most significant changes proposedinclude the creation of an Interstate Commissionof Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators, withrulemaking authority to implement the compactchanges; a requirement of finger printing or otherbiometric tests for purposes of doing criminalbackground checks on individuals seeking toobtain or retain a multistate nursing licenseunder the compact (currently for professionaland practical nurses); and a requirement thatcurrently confidential, voluntary Agreements toParticipate (ATPs) in alternative programs (i.e.Peer Assistance Services) that are offered to nurselicensees would be required to be reported inNursys. Nursys is a public data bank, and the datais automatically uploaded into the federal NationalProfessional Data Base (NPDB). A minimumof ten of the current twenty-four compact statelegislatures would have to approve the proposedchanges, before such provisions would become apart of the Nurse Licensing Compact.During the NCSBN conference through theDelegate Assembly, a resolution was passedaffirming the endorsement of a uniform mutualrecognition model of nurse licensure, and the useof telehealth technology for access to healthcareand as a tool to further facilitate the mobility ofnurses. In addition, NCSBN unveiled the resultsof a two year national study assessing the role andeffect of simulation during the nurse educationclinical experience. In summary, this longitudinalstudy included incoming nursing students from 10pre-licensure programs across the United Stateswho were randomized into three study groups.The study began in 2011 and followed nursingstudents through graduation and into their firstsix months of clinical practice. The results arereported to have shown that “up to 50% [of highquality] simulation was effectively substituted fortraditional clinical experience in all core coursesacross the pre-licensure nursing curriculum,”and did not affect the NCLEX pass rates. NCSBNemphasized that it is incumbent upon any nurseeducation program and state board desiring toincorporate simulation into its curriculum, toensure that faculty are well prepared to teachsimulation, and that only high quality models beuse during the simulation in order to provide thebest and most true to life clinical experience tonursing students.Board and Program StaffingThe State Board of Nursing is seeking aqualified professional nurse currently employedas a home health nurse for appointment tothe Board. This rewarding, stimulating andenlightening public service requires about8 hours of “homework” in preparation eachmonth and a commitment to attend the monthlyregularly scheduled Board meeting. 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Page 4 Colorado NurseNovember, December 2014, January 2015The Missing Voice in the Board Room – Is It Yours?Colorado Center for Nursing ExcellenceKarren Kowalski, President and CEO,and Lola FehrBy now we have all heard at least some of theseven IOM Future of Nursing recommendationsreleased four years ago. We know that theColorado Action Coalition has selected three ofthese as a priority in the state. One is achievinga nursing workforce with 80% baccalaureateeducation by 2020; another is removing barriersto the full practice of professional nursing; andthe third is the placing of nurses on boards wherethey can influence decisions and changes inhealthcare.The Future of Nursing Campaign for Actionadministered by the Center for ChampioningNursing in America has determined thatplacing nurses on boards should be a priority.To that end they have appointed a nationalSteering Committee of 11 members, includingthe American Nurses Association, AmericanAcademy of Nursing, National League for Nursing,American Organization of Nurse Executives,American Association of Colleges of Nursing,National Black Nurses Association, NationalAssociation of Hispanic Nurses, NationalAssociation of Men in Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau,and two state Action Coalitions, one of which isColorado. Karren Kowalski represents Coloradoon the Steering Committee. The goal is to place10,000 nurses on boards by 2020

Awards for Excellence, the statewide nursing recognition event is sponsored and managed by CNF. These awards are based upon the spirit of a citizen of the profession through advocacy, innovation, and leadership. This event is the premier statewide nursing event for all nurses in Colorado. CNF began in 19